Vanessa Bonino - Sculpture, Look at me! - 23 cm - Balsa - 2026

This three-dimensional work by Vanessa Bonino, made of hand-painted wood, features a structure of staggered blocks against a yellow background and a white frame.
At its center, an eye emerges as a highly symbolic element. Fragmented among the small wooden blocks, the gaze represents a fragmented perception of reality and introspection. The eye is the “window to the soul”: it watches the viewer, inviting them to look within, while itself being protected and filtered by the material. The warm, intense tones of the gaze contrast with the background, emphasizing emotional force, vigilance, and the search for a deeper meaning beyond the surface of things.

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Vanessa Bonino (Turin, 1992) is a contemporary artist whose current practice focuses on the sculptural power of material. Having trained amid Turin’s vibrant cultural scene, Bonino has evolved her eclectic style into an original synthesis of ceramic tradition and digital languages.
Her latest works attest to an in-depth exploration of terracotta and glazed ceramic, in which ancestral forms—such as the bull or the carp—are reinterpreted through low-poly geometries or expressive, dynamic modeling. Her distinctive style is marked by the skillful use of iridescent cold patinas and vitreous glazes, which transform clay into surfaces vibrant with light and color.
Addressing themes related to nature and the metamorphosis of matter, Bonino creates works that are both solid and fluid, inviting viewers to reflect on the boundary between the archaic and the future. Her steady rise in the Italian contemporary art scene is confirmed by an increasingly strong presence in private collections and dynamic exhibition spaces.